Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith are Shelbyville’s first tennis doubles team to qualify for the State Finals.

On Saturday at Indy Racquet Club East, Schaf, a senior, and Smith, a sophomore, produced a three-set victory in the regional semifinals then knocked off Shenandoah’s No. 1 doubles team to be crowned regional champions.

The Golden Bears are 24-4 this season and await the draw for the doubles tournament state finals that will be played Friday and Saturday at Park Tudor High School in Indianapolis.

Originally scheduled to be played at Fishers High School, inclement weather forced the regional to be moved indoors.

Schaf and Smith opened against Scottsburg’s Mayson Cutter and Noah Bagwell and won the first set. The Scottsburg senior and junior settled in and won the second set to create a winner-takes-all showdown to advance.

Schaf and Smith proved too tough to overcome in that third set with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory.

Meanwhile, Shenandoah sophomores Christian Dyer and Cooper Allen were watching the match after receiving a bye but the Golden Bears would not be denied a first-ever state finals appearance for the program.

In the regional championship, Schaf and Smith captured a 6-4, 6-3 win.

Three other regional doubles champions were crowned Saturday.

At Bedford North Lawrence, Evansville North’s Nathan Mitchell and Jacob Hafele advanced.

From Kokomo, Fort Wayne Carroll’s Connor Gibson and Jaxson Sparks qualified for the State Finals.

And at LaPorte, Munster’s Ethan Walker and Joseph Foster won the regional title.

With the conclusion of the team state tournament, two more teams qualified for the doubles state tournament. They are Homestead’s Alex Graber and Eric Ji, and Columbus North’s Amrit Kar and Anvay Atram.

A first round for the state doubles tournament will be played at 10 a.m. Friday if necessary. The quarterfinal round will be at 2 p.m.

Tournament semifinal matches take place Saturday at 10 a.m. with the state championship match to follow at 2 p.m.

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